Blood is thicker than water

Check it out! What are the chances of your cousin addressing you as "biao ge" instead of the usual "hello" or simply "cousin"? Especially in the modern age of ours where everything gets simplified. Well my cousin from Sabah just did, though it did sound weird but the realisation that we are close relative related by blood suddenly dawned on me into thinking that we are actually connected closer than we think. The saying  "blood is thicker than water comes to my mind. Hmm...